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        <p><img style="float: left;" alt="Chris Harrison Photo" src="/usr/library/main/images/chris_harrison_homepage.jpg" />Welcome to the website of award-winning author and journalist Chris Harrison.</p>
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<p>My new book and debut novel has just been released and is available now in bookshops or<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Happy-Eva-After-Chris-Harrison-ebook/dp/B00FZ8LE1G" style="color: #ffffff;" target="_blank">&nbsp;online</a>. Described by&nbsp;<a href="http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/take-three--fiction-20131112-2xdsc.html" style="color: #ffffff;" target="_blank">The Sydney Morning Herald</a>&nbsp;as "one of the most delightful books I've read in a long time", HAPPY EVA AFTER is a comedy set in a language school where a teacher and his tongue-tied students unwittingly prove that a little learning is indeed a dangerous thing.</p>
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<p>If non-fiction is more your thing and you fancy a trip to southern Italy, then come along for the (bumpy) ride in my bestselling travel memoir&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Head-over-Heel-Seduced-Southern/dp/185788521X" style="color: #ffffff;" target="_blank">HEAD OVER HEEL</a>&nbsp;- a comedy&nbsp;of love and hate&nbsp;on the 'heel of the boot'. Whether you're a hopeless romantic or a hot-blooded bloke, jump in the Fiat&nbsp;and fasten your seat-belt!&nbsp;</p>
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